A man arrested over the murder of two nuns at their Mississippi home has confessed to the killings, a sheriff said.

Hillary Clinton stepped into history by becoming the Democratic party’s nominee in the White House race but does she have what it takes to make history in November?

Ted Cruz, who knew all the election rules of the GOP, failed to top Trump, while Hillary Clinton was almost toppled by a socialist. The rules are changing and so are the voters, writes Ross Barkan

I CAN’T quite shake the image. If Donald Trump gets into the White House and Boris Johnson moves into Downing Street, how will we cope with all that hair? asks Clodagh Finn

Kya deLongchamps celebrates a bear of very little brain, but very large heart, with some collectables for your honey pot.

US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ claims that proposed Cork-US flights could cost thousands of jobs have been dismissed as “groundless”.

Healthcare in the US is the most expensive in the world. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ has put forward a plan that makes sense — just not financially, writes Bert Rurup

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won his first endorsement from a fellow US senator, and he and rival Hillary Clinton both announced backing from New York City labour unions as they battled to win next week’s state primary.

The city’s delegate tally is decisive in the race for the US presidency, and Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could win their parties’ nominations there next Tuesday, says Bette Browne.

The senator is a cause rather than just a candidate and thus has a real chance to beat Clinton, writes Robert L Borosage

Democratic candidate Bernie Saunders follows in a proud tradition of American socialism which has now been forgotten by his countrymen. Alan Chin reports.

Fresh off a runaway win in the South Carolina primary, Democrat Hillary Clinton turned her sights to a possible match-up with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in the November 8 presidential election.

US presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have battled for the crucial support of black and Hispanic voters in a Democratic debate in Milwaukee that marked a shift in the primary towards states with more minority voters.

Democratic and Republican presidential candidates across Iowa are scrambling for the first votes in the 2016 race for the White House, urging their supporters to take part in today’s caucuses in which outsiders Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are pinning their hopes on a large turnout.

US billionaire and major Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson said he met presidential candidate Donald Trump earlier this week, describing the current front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination as “very charming.”

JOINT British champion jockey Seb Sanders underwent surgery yesterday to have a bone in his left leg pinned that was broken in his fall at Chester over the weekend.

Seb Sanders took Windsor’s opening fixture of 2008 by storm, notching a magnificent near 535-1 treble highlighted by his success on By Command in the HSBC Investment Maiden Stakes.

Stan Moore had a welcome winner at Lingfield when Southwest Star was driven home by champion jockey Seb Sanders in the Great Family Deals at pontins.com Handicap.

Seb Sanders and Jamie Spencer head into the penultimate day of the Flat turf season tied on 187 winners apiece.

Seb Sanders closed the gap on Jamie Spencer in the jockeys’ championship race to just three after following up a fine double at Lingfield with a win for his boss Sir Mark Prescott at Wolverhampton.

Luca Cumani has a big couple of weeks coming up what with Purple Moon going for glory Down Under, but he can walk away with a nice prize at Doncaster courtesy of Kahara.

Seb Sanders pulled further clear in his battle with Jamie Spencer to become champion jockey thanks to a 491/2-1 four-timer at Redcar.

Seb Sanders kept up the momentum in his bid for a first jockeys’ championship as he bagged a treble at sun-baked Chepstow.

Title-chasing Seb Sanders breezed past the century mark in record time with an opportune treble at Brighton.

Ashaawes continued Godolphin’s mid-summer rival with a cosy success under Frankie Dettori in the Melton Mowbray Conditions Stakes at Leicester.

SEB SANDERS’ treble at Lingfield Park yesterday afternoon prompted a cut in his price for the jockeys’ championship with both William Hill and Coral.

The US government has urged the world disarmament body to start negotiations for a ban on the production of material needed to make nuclear weapons.